In continuation of my blog on Recycling here’s a new section on reuse. This will talk about reusing existing jewelry in new forms with a little or no modification so as to make it versatile.
To start with I would like to show some of my neck piece designs in which the pendants have all come from earrings. You can do all sorts of pendants using whole earrings or even parts of them. In the picture on the left I have used an antique engraved broken hoop along with a couple of glass beads and have tied them to a silk cord to make a necklace.
Though any type of an earring can be used, Hoops and rings are very versatile and can adapt well.
Depending on your findings that you add to your piece the outcome would differ. In the above visual I have used big glossy acrylic hoops to achieve two different kinds of effects. In the first one adding a small wire wrap for an ethnic touch.
So here’s a collage of some of my pics based on this concept. This is a great way to utilise a single earring when the pair is broken or lost. Keep adding findings or danglers to the base to come up with a variety of designs. you can also add bits of swede or silk threads to make it look contemporary. Hope this post was interesting – Strictly to be followed when feeling experimental.Thanks & cheers
